San Diego Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers

As the eighth largest city in the nation and second largest in California, San Diego is home to a diverse population that includes hundreds of thousands of senior citizens and adults nearing the age of retirement. The San Diego nursing home abuse attorneys of Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers LLC work tirelessly to ensure that our aging loved ones are able to enjoy their golden years with the dignity and respect that they deserve. To help you make a more informed decision regarding where to place your loved one, we’ve provided the following information compiled from Medicare’s nursing home compare tool so that you are aware of the most common issues plaguing nursing facilities today and know which ones to avoid.

San Diego Senior Demographics

San Diego is commonly known as the birthplace of California and was founded after Juan Rodriquez Cabrillo landed in the San Diego bay. The city is now the seat of San Diego County and has strong ties to medical research and biotechnology in addition to the defense, tourism and trade industries. Its economic and cultural diversity has helped its population grow to nearly 1.4 million. Over 10% of this population is 65 years of age or older and another 7% is between the ages of 55 and 64.

In order to serve the needs of its growing senior population, the city’s Park and Recreation department runs nine senior centers throughout the city. Seniors are able to gather and socialize at any of these centers and participate in dances, trips and special events that include art contests, talent shows and craft sales. For more information about the activities offered through the city’s Senior Services, you can call (619) 236-6905 or visit the Senior Services website at http://www.sandiego.gov/park-and-recreation/activities/seniorservices/centers.shtml to locate a senior center near you.

San Diego Nursing Homes

In an effort to prevent abuse and neglect, our San Diego nursing home injury lawyers have gathered the following data from the Medicare website for the lowest rated nursing facilities throughout the city. To look up specific information for the facility your loved one is located at or when considering placing a loved one in a facility, you can access the nursing home compare tool at medicare.gov. The facilities we’ve focused on below have received demerits for failing to provide quality care and should be avoided if possible. If you need assistance removing your loved one from an unhealthy environment, we are more than happy to help.

Information on California Nursing Home Abuse & Negligence Lawsuits

Our attorneys have compiled data from settlements and jury verdicts across California to give you an idea as to how cases are valued. Learn more about the cases below:

Primary concerns: This facility has consistently received poor grades in every area of assessment. It has repeated health inspection deficiencies, fails to provide adequate quality measures and may have understaffing concerns.

Primary concerns: While this facility has an above average mark for staff quality, the poor implementation of quality measures and a horrible health inspection history have resulted in its low score overall.

Primary concerns: A mediocre staff and repeated health inspection deficiencies are the factors driving this facility’s score down. On a positive note, it has received an excellent quality measures rating, but it still needs to make improvements to its health and sanitation concerns before it becomes a viable option.

Primary concerns: This facility has received mediocre scores across the board. It could stand to make improvements in all of the areas assessed, but with scores in the middle range, it could be much worse.

When to Contact an Attorney if You Suspect Abuse

Nursing home abuse and neglect takes on many forms, which is why our San Diego nursing home injury lawyers suggest that you conduct an investigation whenever you have a reasonable suspicion that your loved one is being mistreated. Many of the victims of abuse never come forward for fear of retaliation or because their abusers have verbally threatened them. One of the clearest signs that things are not right is when you go to visit your loved one and his or her behavior takes on sudden changes. Other indicators of abuse or neglect include the following.

Hospitalization due to infections, medication errors, dehydration or malnutrition. An infection can signal poor sanitation measures while medication errors, dehydration and malnutrition are all indications that the facility’s staff is not trained properly or unable to keep up with the needs of patients.

Physical marks on your loved ones wrists or ankles that may suggest he or she has been restrained.

Your loved one experiences outbursts of anger or depression. He or she may also begin to get quiet whenever a caregiver is present.

The presence of bedsores, which develop over long periods of neglect. The prevention of these painful sores is as simple as moving a patient every several hours to allow the blood to circulate to areas that are cut off when he or she remains in the same position for an extended period.

Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers LLC is an award winning personal injury law firm that has successfully recovered compensation on behalf of thousands of clients across the country. Our goal isn’t just to recover damages on behalf of our clients, but to help them transition to a better state so that they can move forward with their lives. Our aggressive pursuit of those who cause your loved ones harm is also one of the most effective ways we can make a change in how nursing facilities treat those we trust with their care.

Contact us today to arrange a free consultation with one of our San Diego nursing home abuse attorneys so that we can gather the information needed to conduct an investigation. We will also review your legal options with you and let you know what you can expect from the legal process. If for any reason we fail to recover compensation on your behalf, you are assured that our services will be free of charge.

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